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What reforms, if any, are necessary to the legal aid system
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What Reforms, If Any, Are Necessary To The Legal Aid System The Legal Aid System was set in place by Clement Atlee in 1949 in order to provide those people who would otherwise not be able to afford legal representation with the chance to receive it. This means a fairer legal system for all people involved in it, in theory. However, in practice there are some hurdles which are still to be overcome in the legal aid system in order for the system to work in the way for which it was set up. Over the past decade there has been great reform of civil procedure and now many more people are eligible to benefit from legal aid. The Government's aim was to "facilitate seamless access to justice,"1 and because of these reforms "Millions of people now have new rights in law, but limited means or ability to achieve rights...
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